ESSENCE Eats: Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker Keep It in the Family with Old Lady Gang

“My goal is for us to leave a legacy and just show people that Black people can do it to.”

It’s that mission that led Todd Tucker and his wife, Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss to enter the restaurant business. Their popular restaurant, Old Lady Gang, created in tribute to Burruss’ mom Joyce and her two sisters, is truly a family affair with positions from hostess to chef often filled by actual family members.

Watch the video to hear the entrepreneurial couple chat with ESSENCE about learning the restaurant business, their absolute favorite dishes, and why they want every customer who steps foot inside Old Lady Gang to become family and feel at home.